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By Anslem Samuel | Published August 16, 2011 | Full size is 620 × 480 pixels

JOY BRYANT Yale University Did not finish After receiving a full scholarship to attend Yale University, Bryant was discovered by Next Model Management and decided to leave the Ivy League school to pursue a career in modeling. She has now been the face of Tommy Hilfiger and Victoria’s Secret, as well as performing alongside Beyoncé Knowles and Mekhi Phifer in Carmen: A Hip Hopera in 2001, which has been followed by roles in films like Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins, Get Rich or Die Tryin' and Antwone Fisher, and a starring part in the TV series Parenthood.

JOY BRYANT Yale University Did not finish After receiving a full scholarship…

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